Wedding Ring - Design Your Own Wedding Ring

All girls dream about the 'big day' i.e. their wedding day and even have a rough outline of the wedding plan ready in their minds. A wedding ring is that jewelry which symbolizes love and commitment. Exchanging rings is another way of saying 'I am yours forever'. When you spend your time and energy in making a gift for your loved one, however it may be, your loved one values it more than anything. When you design your own wedding ring for your 'better half', he/she knows that you are truly committed to him/her.

Nowadays, there is a growing trend of getting wedding rings custom-made, so that the couple can make rings for each other as per their wish or opt for a common design for their wedding ring. Designing your own wedding ring gives you the liberty to use the metal that you like and incorporate the design you want. Also, sometimes you have your grandparents or parents vintage style wedding rings that you have inherited from them and want to use the same in your wedding. However, due to the old design you are doubtful whether your sweetheart will like it or no. So, the best thing to do is, melt the ring and design your own beautiful wedding ring that you think your spouse will like. Your spouse is bound to appreciate your genuine gesture.

Most of the couples prefer diamond, gold, silver and platinum rings. However, you will also find some who prefer titanium rings, tungsten rings and palladium rings. Embedding precious stones in the rings are an age-old tradition and making your own ring gives you the freedom to combine any metal with any stone. Plain bands are widely used, as it is easy to maintain them and they impart an elegant look to the hand. Generally, women wear a thin band whereas men wear a comparatively thick band. Some may even prefer to have a small gemstones like a diamond embedded in the center of the ring. The complete band embedded with stones is also preferred by many women. Men are mostly seen to favor plain bands. The most exquisite wedding rings are diamond rings, the ones with a single large precious stone, standing atop the ring.

Wedding Ring - Design Your Own

There are two ways in which you can design your own wedding ring.

Order From Website
There are websites that allow you to design your own ring by giving you choices about the material/metal, width of the band, look (flat, d-shaped or court), finishing polish, stones (type and number), placement of stones and the how and what you want to engrave on the ring. After you are done with the designing, all you have to do is buy or order the wedding ring. The main disadvantage of this method is that you can view the ring only after it is delivered to you. So, there is a possibility that you may not like the final product, but can't afford to change it since such custom made rings are costlier than the mass-made rings already available in the shops. Also, there is a limit when it comes to design since the options available are fixed and few. The only advantage being, that if you are unable to decide a basic image of the ring in your mind, the website offers you the required assistance.

Custom-Make It Yourself
The second method includes going to the shop personally and making the rings with your own hand, while a professional goldsmith helps you out from the beginning to the end without interfering or altering the design of your ring; neither will he make it himself. He will only teach and guide you how to utilize the tools for making the ring, so that your ring looks like a professional one after the whole procedure is over. The main advantage of this method is that you can view the ring at every step and in case you do not like the outcome at any step, the professional will help you out to alter the same ring so that it looks better. Also, since you are making it as a couple, the ethical value of the ring elates and you get to spend quality time with your spouse. You can also design your own wedding ring set according to your wish bearing in mind some common traits or likings that you and your spouse share, which will ultimately result in a unique ring set. The only disadvantage of this method is that it may cost you handsomely.

However, once you have decided to design your own wedding ring, there is no turning back. Every step taken towards the wedding is special and memorable. This different experience will definitely give you memories that will last a lifetime!